TPM Yoda Lightsaber scratchbuilt Update

Objetivotuning · Mar 21, 2011

Hi !
I want to share my TPM Yoda's Lightsaber built.
The flashgun as arrived

Unassembling started

Still unmodified but taking shape

Carburetor's chicler added and taken off an small square piece from the activactor box

Activation box made with automotive fiberglass and modeled

Activation box primered

Whith eva foam grip attached, activation box painted, still missing the self pem nut and the emiter lamborguini wheel that i dont have.

Hope you like it :thumbsup

cayman shen · Mar 21, 2011

Re: TPM Yoda Lightsaber scratchbuilt

Nice work on that activation box. I've made two myself, and they're a pain.

Russrep did a run of Praco endcaps to replace your black Bolsey one. He might still have one or two. He also did aluminum emitters, but I had a real lambo wheel and vastly preferred it, personally. Nothing against his work, which is awesome, I just wanted the real deal if I could get it. Still, if you want one, he might have it still.

Objetivotuning · Mar 21, 2011

Re: TPM Yoda Lightsaber scratchbuilt

cayman shen said:
Nice work on that activation box. I've made two myself, and they're a pain.

Russrep did a run of Praco endcaps to replace your black Bolsey one. He might still have one or two. He also did aluminum emitters, but I had a real lambo wheel and vastly preferred it, personally. Nothing against his work, which is awesome, I just wanted the real deal if I could get it. Still, if you want one, he might have it still.

I've been looking around and only find the lambo model kit and is very expensive, a resin or aluminium replace would be fine.
I think the endcap is the right one but only black, it has "knuckles" ? and the meassures are just like some plans that i find online, it can be unpainted with Acetone, but i dindt do it yet.
I also have another bolsey but this one has another endcap, more wide and without the "knuckles" all smooth surface.

TridCloudwalker · Mar 21, 2011

Re: TPM Yoda Lightsaber scratchbuilt

The black endcap is anodized/painted aluminum? Huh, I've never seen that variation before. Very cool.

Sym-Cha · Mar 21, 2011

Re: TPM Yoda Lightsaber scratchbuilt

Hi there,

That looks rather great!

May I ask where you got that carburetor's chicler from? Or where I can find one too?

That's the only piece missing from my Yoda 'Bolsey' lightsaber.

Ciao,

-Chaim

Objetivotuning · Mar 21, 2011

Re: TPM Yoda Lightsaber scratchbuilt

Sym-Cha said:
Hi there,

That looks rather great!

May I ask where you got that carburetor's chicler from? Or where I can find one too?

That's the only piece missing from my Yoda 'Bolsey' lightsaber.

Ciao,

-Chaim

The part is similar to this: Mikuni Carburetor Main Jet 135 Large Round Type - eBay (item 370487966563 end time Mar-27-11 17:13:13 PDT)

I think you call it Carburator main jet :thumbsup

Hope it helps

See you

Sym-Cha · Mar 24, 2011

Re: TPM Yoda Lightsaber scratchbuilt

Hi there,

Thanks for the link. I'll also check my local motor bike shops from now on.

You may google PEM NUT and look through the pictures to find a supplier.
And indeed the Fujimi Lamborghini Countach 1/16 scale are there to find
on ebay but can be quite expensive.

-Chaim

Objetivotuning · May 8, 2011

Update:
Desarmed and polish all the pieces

Unpainted and polished endcap

Slimed down and erase the inscriptions on the main jet piece

New flat black paint (Rust Oleoum)

Reasembled with a carburator air jet to replace the self pem and new grips

And last... new emiter lambo wheel, not the right scale, but does the job

Hope you still like it !!

JLeezy23 · May 9, 2011

Very cool

clancampbell · May 9, 2011

Nice build!

Rich

cayman shen · May 9, 2011

I'd love to see a side shot of the emitter...looks good.

Sym-Cha · May 9, 2011

Very well done!

-Chaim

ed-209 · May 9, 2011

Nicely done!!!
It takes me back to the days when Steve and I made the original.
Again...GOOD JOB!!
Ed

franz bolo · May 9, 2011

Resize your pics! They are very low quality for their size. Shrinking them might help clean them up.

Thanks for the inspiration ed-209! :thumbsup

FB

Objetivotuning · May 9, 2011

cayman shen said:
I'd love to see a side shot of the emitter...looks good.

Like i said, is not really accurate...

clancampbell said:
Nice build!

Rich

JLeezy23 said:
Very cool

Sym-Cha said:
Very well done!

-Chaim

ed-209 said:
Nicely done!!!
It takes me back to the days when Steve and I made the original.
Again...GOOD JOB!!
Ed

Thank you all is nice to see you like my built, specially you Ed-209 :thumbsup

franz bolo said:
Resize your pics! They are very low quality for their size. Shrinking them might help clean them up.

Thanks for the inspiration ed-209! :thumbsup

FB

Pics reduced, i was in a hurry to share :rolleyes

Paracord Junky · May 9, 2011

you seem to have the emitter on upside down, otherwise awesome.

Objetivotuning · May 9, 2011

Paracord Junky said:
you seem to have the emitter on upside down, otherwise awesome.

The wheel is from a toy not a model kit, is hollow so i cant slim down the wide part, i was the toy wheel or nothing , so i choose the toy wheel :lol

franz bolo · May 9, 2011

Objetivotuning said:
The wheel is from a toy not a model kit,

Can't you fill the wheel with resin or epoxie? Then you can flip it around!

FB

jediezekiel · Sep 5, 2011

Great job! I am glad I found this thread, as I just picked up a bosley flash a couple of weeks ago and was going to start on it soon. I was lucky enough to get the lambo wheel but my activation box was not the correct one. Very close, I am going to have to do some work on it to get it correct. I was lucky also cause the person I got it from had praco endcaps. I was going to attempt to make my grips the same as steve and ed did. He has three others left and I was thinking about grabbing them to hold onto as they are fun ones to work with. Anyway, dont want to highjack the thread, but like I said I am glad I found this one tonight! It put a flame under my rear to start on mine! And once again, great job on yours.
MTFBWY

Also Tricloudwalker

The black endcap is anodized/painted aluminum? Huh, I've never seen that variation before. Very cool

I have some good pictures of some bosley flashes complete if you want to see more of them with the black endcap.

Objetivotuning · Sep 8, 2011

jediezekiel said:
Great job! I am glad I found this thread, as I just picked up a bosley flash a couple of weeks ago and was going to start on it soon. I was lucky enough to get the lambo wheel but my activation box was not the correct one. Very close, I am going to have to do some work on it to get it correct. I was lucky also cause the person I got it from had praco endcaps. I was going to attempt to make my grips the same as steve and ed did. He has three others left and I was thinking about grabbing them to hold onto as they are fun ones to work with. Anyway, dont want to highjack the thread, but like I said I am glad I found this one tonight! It put a flame under my rear to start on mine! And once again, great job on yours.
MTFBWY

Also Tricloudwalker

I have some good pictures of some bosley flashes complete if you want to see more of them with the black endcap.

Thank you, im glad you like it! mine still got the toy wheel, i havent found the right lanmbo wheel for the emiter.
Post some pics of yours and the making progress.
MTFBWY too!

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